Dragon Age: Origins Wins Canadian GOTY Award

Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins has been named  Game of the Year in the first Canadian Videogame Awards.

The utterly splendid RPG title took the most prestigious award at the ceremony while Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II also performed well, picking up three awards.

“This first event was an excellent showcase of the amazing talent of our videogame developers in Canada,” said Michael Bidu, president of DigiBC.

“Interactive entertainment is one of our country’s leading industries where we are clearly world-renowned, and this world-class event was a fitting way to showcase to the globe the great work done in Canadian studios coast to coast.”

“The awards punctuated what many of us already know; that Canada is home to some of the biggest and most amazing games on the planet,” said Electric Playground’s Victor Lucas, one of the award event organizers.

“We look forward to a bigger and even better show next year to celebrate the kick-ass work of our industry.”

The full list of nominations and winners:

Game of the Year – Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

    –   Assassin’s Creed II
    –   Dawn of War II
    –   Dragon Age: Origins
    –   FIFA 10
    –   Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes

Best Console – Assassin’s Creed II (UbiSoft Montreal)

    –   Assassin’s Creed II
    –   Dawn of War II
    –   FIFA 10
    –   NHL 10
    –   Prototype

Best Handheld Game – Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes (Capybara Games)

    –   Battle of Giants: Dragons
    –   LEGO Battles
    –   Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
    –   MySims Racing
    –   Pandemica

Best Downloadable Game – Critter Crunch (Capybara Games)

    –   Critter Crunch
    –   Implode!
    –   Osmos
    –   Pandemica
    –   Super Monkey Ball 2

Best Audio – Dawn of War II (THQ/Relic)

    –   Assassin’s Creed II
    –   Dawn of War II
    –   Dragon Age: Origins
    –   Skate 2
    –   WET

Best Game Design – Assassin’s Creed II (UbiSoft Montreal)

    –   Assassin’s Creed II
    –   Dawn of War II
    –   Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
    –   NHL 10
    –   Prototype

Best Technology – Prototype (Radical Entertainment) & Assassin’s Creed II
(UbiSoft Montreal)

    –   Assassin’s Creed II
    –   FIFA 10
    –   Fight Night: Round 4
    –   Prototype
    –   Skate 2

Best Visual Arts – Assassin’s Creed II (UbiSoft Montreal)

    –   Academy of Champions: Soccer
    –   Assassin’s Creed II
    –   Dragon Age: Origins
    –   Fight Night: Round 4
    –   Punch-Out!!

Best Writing – Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

    –   Assassin’s Creed II
    –   Dawn of War II
    –   Dragon Age: Origins
    –   Prototype
    –   WET

In-Game Cinematic – Ghostbusters: The Video Game Cinematics (Rainmaker)

    –   Ghostbusters: The Video Game Cinematics
    –   LEGO Battles
    –   NBA Live 10
    –   Prototype Web of Intrigue

Most Promising Game – ModNation Racer (United Front Games)

    –   Dead Rising 2
    –   Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    –   ModNation Racers
    –   Need for Speed World
    –   TRON: Evolution